Ron Chari is the Executive Director of the Chandler Institute of Justice (CIJ). He previously held senior roles at the World Bank Group and the African Development Bank, working in more than 30 African countries on the transactional and policy dimensions of international finance and investment. His sector experience spans infrastructure, energy, private equity, agribusiness, and mining.

Alongside his institutional roles, Ron has built and supported ventures at the intersection of law, investment, and development. He co-founded the Centre for Applied Legal Research and KAIA Capital, a Southern Africa-focused investment firm. This combined experience gives him a practitioner’s view of how sound laws and capable institutions reduce risk, strengthen governance, and drive long-term prosperity in emerging markets.

​Ron holds an MBA (Finance) from Imperial College London, a Master’s in Law and Economics from Queen Mary University of London, and an LL.B from the University of Zimbabwe